one accident right now at north point boulevard at bethlehem. speeds are great on 95 between white marsh and the tunnel. that's a look at the 95 and the fort mchenry tunnel. there is a look at the 795 tunnel. still pretty empty there. we have the stories that people are talking about this morning. >> family and friends are remembering a couple that was gunned down by a police officer who then turned the gun on himself. mike is outside of police headquarters. good morning, mike. >> reporter: good morning, don. police respond. they find that three people are dead. two from associated agencies in the city. the street fills up in front of the home of baltimore city fireman andrew hoffman where he and his girlfriend marie hartman were gunned down just after 1:00 sunday morning. >> they're never going to forget you. they're watching down on every single one of us. >> reporter: hartman, the mother of a 6-year-old boy had recently started dating hoffman. last night the families metaphor the first time under the most unthinkable circumstances. >> we're j

abed is the founder of the children's theatre center. >> so we are at the north entrance of bethlehem camp. >> so this has been here since 1950. >> yes. it started with tents. people were under the tents for about seven years. and later on, the u.n. saw that it was not temporary as it was supposed to be. so they started building what they called shelters. >> first impressions of the camp, there's a remarkable number of kids. >> now it's about 6,000 people. and 2/3 are under 18 years old. so it's a very young population. unfortunately, with the continuing degradation of the political and economic situation, we are in the situation where we have no playgrounds or green spaces any more. >> children play in the streets beneath walls covered in images of martyrs, plane hijackers, political prisoners. 6,000 people, of that number, 66% are under the age of 18. i don't care where that is in the world, that's pretty much a recipe for unruly behavior, i think would be the best. >> well, yes. especially when you don't have any possibilities to evacuate the anger and the stress in a creative way.

a lay leader furcal say jesus was not born in bethlehem, their heads explode.that's the first time anyone has said such a thing. >> your own personal journey. you come here to the bay area. you're a slirm. you convert to christianity and go back to being a muslim. >> we came to the united states in the early '80s. this was an good time to be a muslim. >> is now better? >> not much better, i suppose. but this was in the height of the iran hostage crisis. when you're a kid, an immigrant and growing up, you want to fit in. so did i everything that i could to kind of separate myself from my culture, my heritage, my religion. >> is that still close to your heart now? >> absolutely. santa clara university made me who i am today. not just academically but as a human being. it was the jesuits who taught me how to understand who jesus was. it was the jesuits who encouraged me to go back to islam. it was the jesuits who taught never core principle of social justice. that everything that i do, no matter what it is, in my teaching, my writing, my activism. it is focused on

a lay reader, if you say jesus wasn't born in bethlehem, their heads explode.such a thing. >> your own personal journey, you come here to the bay area when you're a kid, you're muslim, you convert to christianity, you go back to being a muslim. how come and why change? >> we came to the united states in the early '80s. this was not a great time to be muslim in the united states. >> reporter: is it a good time now? >> it's not much better, i suppose. this is the height of the rhawn ho iran hostage crisis. when you're a kid, you want to fit in. i did everything i could to separate myself from my culture, my heritage, my religion. >> santa clara still close to your heart? >> santa clara university made me who i am today, not just academically, but i mean that as a human being. it was the jesuits who taught me how to understand who jesus was. it was the jesuits who encouraged me to go back to islam. it was the jesuits who taught me that the core principle of social justice, and that everything that i do no matter what it is in my teaching, my writing, my activism,

bethlehem steel president walter williams.spent, if i remember correctly, in the equivalent of 1980 dollars, almost a billion dollars in the previous 15 years on environmental facilities. that meant that money was not available for modernization projects. government regulations forced industry to spend billions cleaning up the environment and protecting the safety of workers. millions of workers were new, eager to work, but young and untrained. their inexperience led to lower output per work hour, less productivity. in 1973, war in the mideast led to an embargo of oil from the persian gulf. energy prices soared. productivity growth took a plunge. and throughout the 1970s, an economy reeling from spiraling energy costs saw all its other costs rising, too. inflation seemed like an incurable cancer eating at the economy, creating a climate of economic fear and uncertainty, discouraging the capital investment that might have improved an increasingly dismal productivity performance. if many factors had been responsible for the prod

they built 57 binocular sections and launched them like ships at the bethlehem plant. someone left the hatches open on that first tube it went straight to the bottom. >> cost them $1 million to raise that tube. that was something. >> reporter: more careful after that the contractors used special barges to position the floating tubes on the bay. engineers sunk them with unheard of .1 of an inch precision. >> it's designed to withstand the effects of an earthquake of the magnitude of the 1963 earthquake. >> it made a tremendous noise. and the first thing i thought of was earthquake. >> reporter: mel boyd today still can't forget a scare that sent him running from the unfinished tube. the noise turned up to be a ship running anchor through the bottom. today boyd says it's the safest part of the project. >> me personally i would feel the safest in the tube than any other part of the project. >> inflation zapped reserves, overruns and improvements put it overbudget by $150 million. that's why there's a half cent tax today in b.a.r.t. served counties. b.a.r.t. cars were also

. >> why not take them to beth bethleh bethlehem? to the western walls, to the stations of the cross, why not give them an option to start again? >> ernest was an army corporal in vietnam in 19 sfenlt. a cover man for a mine and tunnel dog tracking enemy trails and booby-traps. >> they hit a landmine. they blew apart in such a bizarre fashion that wasn't something i was supposed to see at 19 years old. >> my arm right here. >> ernest came home with ptsd, struggling to adapt to civilian life. he credits his wife with helping him find focus and purpose. a licensed mental health therapist and elder in his church, he's extremely grateful for this gift of a spiritual journey to the holy land. >> it's a once in a lifetime thing. i believe my steps were led by the lord to go this direction. >> i'm looking for something that's going to dramatically change my point of view, my way of life. >> keith, an iraq war veteran, also suffering from ptsd. he threw his name in the hat for the heroes to heroes trip, hoping for help with his stress and an

the other is planned for bethlehem, pennsylvania, which will eventually employ 350 staffers. >>> in thentime, a company firing on all cylinders, amazon.com is getting ready for an expected boost in online shopping this holiday season. it is hiring, get this, 70,000, 70,000, temporary workers at its u.s. fulfillment centers. that's 40% more than it took on just a year ago. the world's largest e-tailer says so far this year it has turned 7,000 seasonal workers into full-time employees. >>> now even though amazon and walmart are preparing for a boost in online sales this year, a new survey finds that more than half of all americans do not save money for the holiday shopping season. transunion says that more than 64% of people surveyed say they don't plan on putting aside money earmarked for holiday spending. for many, this may mean using current credit cards, o opening new lines of credit, or taking on extra debt. no matter how you look at it, all harmful for consumer financial health. >>> finally tonight, more and more women are taking the whim and buying cars on their own. one company is

. >> why not take them to bethlehem to the western wall? to the stations of the cross.to the church of the holy area. why not take them to the area to start again. >> ernest was an army corporal, the dog and the team leader hit a land mine. they blew apart in such a bizarre fashion that wasn't something i was supposed to see at 19 years old. mom i'm right here. he came home with ptsd struggling to adapt to civilian life. >> he credits his wife with helping him find purpose. a licensed physical therapist he is grateful for a spiritual journey to the holy land. i believe that my steps were led by the lord to go this direction. >> the group is still in the holy land and they fly back. heros to heros will choose ten more vets next year. >> thank you rick. >> well a strange sight bringing so much relief. you will see how one town gets no sunshine throughout the year. now it is getting some light throughout the winter. now getting something low tech. we are good at low tech. [ paper rustles, outdoor sounds ] ♪ [ male announcer ] laura's heart attack didn't come with a warning

. >> yesterday, i had the opportunity to emcee the cure cancer watch in lehigh valley in bethlehem, pennsylvaniaout to raise money for a cure for pediatric cancer. i am pictured with a little boy there, duncan, and he is a survivor and beat the disease, and so it was a grive back. if you want to learn more, yo can go the curesearch walk.org. it is a really good cause and a fun day. >> and so how about you? >> well, did not get a hot dog at yacos or a chicken lounge. >> well, speaking of dieting, i have good news for you chocolate lovers out there, because studies are showing, and this is coming from the daily mail reporter, and they are saying that people who go ahead to starve themselves on the diet and they don't want to eat anything, because like chocolate and things like that, you are doing yourself a disservice, and 65% of people put on more weight by putting on more and more, and so have what you like. and one study says that if you eat the chocolate like this, you could live longer, so i won't be giving bob any of, this and he has been trying to eat it. >> okay. >> thank you with the foil

let's get right to our panel in bethlehem, pennsylvania, msnbc contributor, professor james peterson.n los angeles is democratic strategist, professor bob shrum. and in washington is former minnesota governor and 2012 presidential candidate, mr. tim pawlenty. and i would like to start with you, mr. pawlenty. you know mitt romney well. there the president was, praising the effectivaneness of massachusetts health coverage that was signed into law in 2 it,000 and making the point that in the first month, only about 123 had signed up. by the end of the year, it was in the thousands. did he make the case? >> well, martin, good afternoon to you, and the president, of course, noted some of the similarities between the massachusetts plan and the affordable care act. and but there are also some important differences. he noted that in massachusetts it was done on a bipartisan basis. of course, in washington, d.c., it wasn't. in massachusetts -- >> and we know why that is, don't we, sir? >> yeah, in massachusetts. >> we do know why that is, don't oh we, because the president repeatedly reference

a layreader, if you say jesus wasn't born in bethlehem, well, their heads explode. this is the first time anyone has said such a thing. >> your own personal journey, you come here when you're a kid to the bay area, you're a muslim, convert to chriss chan christianity. how come? why change? >> we came to the united states in the early '80s. this was not a great time to be muslim in the u.s. >> is it a good time now? >> it's not much better i suppose. this was the height of the iran hostage crisis. when you're a kid, immigrant, and growing up, you want to fit in. and so i did everything i could to kind of separate myself from my culture, my heritage. my religion. >> santa clara true to your heart, still close to your heart now? >> absolutely. santa clara university made me who i am today. no just aacademically, but i mie that as a human being. it was the jesuits who taught me to understand who jesus was. it was the jesuits who encouraged me to go back to islam. it was the jesuits who taught me that the core principle of social justice and that everything that i do, no

this facility, expected to open in the early part of next year, it's based in bethlehem, pennsylvania a million square feet in size. what's significant here is that walmart is traditionally this bricks and mortar retailer that we think of. now feeling the heat, it's got to keep up with its rivals on the web. walmart's online sales last year, roughly $7.11 billion. compare that to amazon.com, $61 billion, so a big gap to try to close. >> and maybe lolo jones has firgsd this out. fast food isn't quite as fast as it used to be. >> we'll have to wait a little longer to get those four big macs. the fast food giants are fighting a war against the clock right now. an annual survey revealed that wendy's has the shortest drive-through time, about a two-minute wait. mcdonald's, three minutes 10 seconds. it's not just the longer wait times at the golden arches. it's happening at all the other chains. what's even more interesting is why the wait times are increasing. it's due in part to the increase in options on the menu, chris. >> does that kill you when people are just parked there and it's li

. >> why not take them to bethlehem to the western wall.e stations of the cross. why not give them an option. >> reporter: earnest was in vietnam. >> the dog and the team leader hit a land mine. they blew apart in such a bizarre fashion that wasn't something i was suppose to see at 19 years old. >> reporter: he came home with ptsd struggling to adapt to civilian life. he credit his wife with helping him adapt. he says he's extremely grateful for this gift of a spiritual journey to the holyland. >> i believe my steps were led by the lord to go this direction. >> i'm look for something that will dramatically change my point of view and way of life. >> reporter: they threw his name in the hat for the trip ... >> i don't have to look behind me. i feel safe, i feel confident. >> reporter: the trip funded entirely by private donations at a cost of $7,500 for each of the 10 veterans. they will choose 10 more heroes next year. martha: very inspiring stories. bill: the dna testing for maria is complete. we now know who her biological parents are. us

next is dell in bethlehem, pennsylvania. caller: i think they should delay the mandatory part of it. if youo like to say that look at it closely, is working fine in all the states we have democratic governors. republicans that refuse to extend medicare to the people there just writing their feet so they can say it is not successful. if you look at massachusetts is fine. and know a lot of people in massachusetts are very happy with it. mentioned that if you punch in insurance refund checks, they have been giving out billions of dollars for people being overcharged by insurance companies. that was a fantastic idea. they punch seven and you will see billions of reasons why republicans are fighting this law. thank you very much. in the "new york times" this morning. coke group admits spending violations. a secretive nonprofit group with ties to the conservative businessman charles and david cook admitted to him properly failing to disclose more than $15 million in contributions -- "washington journal." >> i saw firsthand the tra

i once sold a piece of bethlehem defaulted steel defaulted paper. >> how'd that go? >> i lost about half my client base. >> i went to the meeting, everybody said you pick up a couple hundred basis points. >> what were you thinking. >> i was thinking i didn't know jack. first year broker. >> you were taken. >> i got pantsed! the junk diesk, are they going o move over to the default des k?k >> i think paul singer will buy it all and take possession of our boats, of our gunboats. >> don't cry for me, united states. >> and he'll have ted olson working for him and they'll figure it out. >> you know, there's no bid. no bid. lots offered. can you imagine it's going to trade like a cdo? treasuries like a cdo? >> a legendary fund manager striking a bullish tone on apple as well, calling it at biggest no-brainer in history. here's miller explaining why. >> it just makes no sense for apple to trade where it, is seven times enterprise value to free cash flow, 14% -- 10% simple free cash yield. if apple was a junk bond, it would trade 40% higher. >> he's right. >> day after a mee